# polska
## English
### Noun

polska (plural polskas)
* A kind of Nordic dance, usually danced with a partner in 3/4 meter.

### Anagrams

* Polaks, Polkas, pokals, Palkos, polkas, pakols

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish polska.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpolskɑ/, [ˈpo̞ls̠kɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -olskɑ
* Hyphenation: pols‧ka

### Noun

polska
* A particular traditional dance.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of polska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
polskani
polskani
accusative
nom.
polskani
polskani
gen.
polskani
genitive
polskani
polskieni polskaini $^{rare}$
partitive
polskaani
polskiani
inessive
polskassani
polskissani
elative
polskastani
polskistani
illative
polskaani
polskiini
adessive
polskallani
polskillani
ablative
polskaltani
polskiltani
allative
polskalleni
polskilleni
essive
polskanani
polskinani
translative
polskakseni
polskikseni
abessive
polskattani
polskittani
instructive
comitative
—polskineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
polskasi
polskasi
accusative
nom.
polskasi
polskasi
gen.
polskasi
genitive
polskasi
polskiesi polskaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
polskaasi
polskiasi
inessive
polskassasi
polskissasi
elative
polskastasi
polskistasi
illative
polskaasi
polskiisi
adessive
polskallasi
polskillasi
ablative
polskaltasi
polskiltasi
allative
polskallesi
polskillesi
essive
polskanasi
polskinasi
translative
polskaksesi
polskiksesi
abessive
polskattasi
polskittasi
instructive
comitative
—polskinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
polskamme
polskamme
accusative
nom.
polskamme
polskamme
gen.
polskamme
genitive
polskamme
polskiemme polskaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
polskaamme
polskiamme
inessive
polskassamme
polskissamme
elative
polskastamme
polskistamme
illative
polskaamme
polskiimme
adessive
polskallamme
polskillamme
ablative
polskaltamme
polskiltamme
allative
polskallemme
polskillemme
essive
polskanamme
polskinamme
translative
polskaksemme
polskiksemme
abessive
polskattamme
polskittamme
instructive
comitative
—polskinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
polskanne
polskanne
accusative
nom.
polskanne
polskanne
gen.
polskanne
genitive
polskanne
polskienne polskainne $^{rare}$
partitive
polskaanne
polskianne
inessive
polskassanne
polskissanne
elative
polskastanne
polskistanne
illative
polskaanne
polskiinne
adessive
polskallanne
polskillanne
ablative
polskaltanne
polskiltanne
allative
polskallenne
polskillenne
essive
polskananne
polskinanne
translative
polskaksenne
polskiksenne
abessive
polskattanne
polskittanne
instructive
comitative
—polskinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
polskansa
polskansa
accusative
nom.
polskansa
polskansa
gen.
polskansa
genitive
polskansa
polskiensa polskainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
polskaansa
polskiaan polskiansa
inessive
polskassaan polskassansa
polskissaan polskissansa
elative
polskastaan polskastansa
polskistaan polskistansa
illative
polskaansa
polskiinsa
adessive
polskallaan polskallansa
polskillaan polskillansa
ablative
polskaltaan polskaltansa
polskiltaan polskiltansa
allative
polskalleen polskallensa
polskilleen polskillensa
essive
polskanaan polskanansa
polskinaan polskinansa
translative
polskakseen polskaksensa
polskikseen polskiksensa
abessive
polskattaan polskattansa
polskittaan polskittansa
instructive
comitative
—polskineen polskinensa :

#### Derived terms

* pirunpolska

### Further reading

* “polska”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Lower Sorbian
### Adjective

polska
* Superseded spelling of pólska.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔl.ska/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔlska
* Syllabification: pol‧ska
* Homophone: Polska

### Adjective

polska
* feminine nominative/vocative singular of polski

## Swedish
### Etymology

Derived from the adjective polsk (“Polish”). The dance was historically associated with Poland, hence the name.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²poːlska/, /²pɔlska/
* IPA: (dance sense) /²pɔlska/

### Adjective

polska
* inflection of polsk:
** definite singular
** plural

### Noun

polska c
* (uncountable) Polish; a language spoken in Poland
    Talar du polska?Do you speak Polish?
* a female Pole
    Hon är polskaShe is a [female] Pole / Polish [See vara for why there is no article. "Hon är polsk/polack" also work.]
    två polskortwo Polish women
* a type of folk dance danced with a partner in 3/4 meter
    Coordinate terms: hambo, mazurka, polka, polkett, polonäs
* (by extension) the type of folk music in 3/4 meter associated with such a dance

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | polska | polskas |
| singular | definite | polskan | polskans |
| plural | indefinite | polskor | polskors |
| plural | definite | polskorna | polskornas |

#### Derived terms

* polsktalande
* polskspråkig

#### See also

* Polen
* hambo
* polack
* polka
* polsk

### References

* polska in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* polska in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* polska in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* pokals